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ureilites

ureilites is the plural of ureilite.

Meaning of ureilite

Noun

ureilite (plural ureilites)

  1. An achondrite composed mostly of olivine and clinobronzite with some diamond or graphite.
    • Early inspections of the meteorite revealed it to be a ureilite, an unusual composition that does not match other space rocks known to have come from the moon or Mars.2018 April 18, Ian Sample, “Diamonds in Sudan meteorite 'are remnants of lost planet'”, in The Guardian

Questions about ureilites

What is ureilites the plural of?
Ureilites is the plural of ureilite.

Words near ureilites in the dictionary

  1. ureido-
  2. ureidopenicillin
  3. ureidopenicillins
  4. ureids
  5. ureilite
  6. ureilites
  7. urelement
  8. urelements
  9. uremia
  10. uremias
  11. uremic

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